Syd Bartlett
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sydney Bartlett | ||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Date of death | 19 December 2009 (aged 70) | ||
Place of death | New York City, USA | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1970 | New York Generals | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1959–1965 | Jamaica | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sydney "Syd" Bartlett (died 19 December 2009) was a Jamaican footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a forward.
Career
Bartlett spent one season with the New York Generals of the NPSL, making three appearances.[1]
He also spent time with the Jamaican national side,[2] appearing in two FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3]
Later life and death
Bartlett died in a New York hospital on 19 December 2009, at the age of 70.[4] The KSAFA Syd Bartlett League was named in his honour.[5]
References
- ^ NASL career stats
- ^ Syd Bartlett at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Syd Bartlett – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Legendary Jamaica footballer 'Syd' Bartlett dies". Jamaica Observer. 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Emotional farewell for football great Syd Bartlett". Jamaica Observer. 3 January 2010.
Categories:
- 1930s births
- 2009 deaths
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Jamaican footballers
- Jamaica international footballers
- Jamaican expatriate footballers
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football forwards
- New York Generals (NPSL) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- Jamaican football biography stubs